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On March 13, 1862, the Valley District was incorporated into the Army of Northern Virginia, under General Joseph E. Johnston.

Jackson and the Stonewall Brigade operated in the Valley as part of the left wing of Johnston's army.

During Jackson's Valley Campaign, Jackson's only defeat of the Civil War occurred at the First Battle of Kernstown on March 25, 1862.

After receiving faulty intelligence, the brigade was ordered to attack a much larger Union force.

Out of ammunition and almost surrounded by the superior force, Garnett ordered a withdrawal.

Jackson was infuriated by this action, taken without his explicit permission, and Garnett was relieved of command and subject to court martial.

( Garnett was later killed during Pickett's Charge in the Battle of Gettysburg, attempting to restore his military honor.

) For the remainder of the Valley Campaign, Brig.

Gen. Charles S. Winder commanded the brigade and there were no more defeats in store.

The brigade marched over 400 miles in four weeks, was victorious in six significant battles, and helped Jackson achieve a strategic victory in the Eastern Theater.

The brigade's mobility in the campaign ( particularly a 57-mile march in 51 hours ) earned it the oxymoronic title " Jackson's foot cavalry ".